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Settlement, Act of
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Settlement, Act of

In Britain following the Glorious Revolution of 1688, a law passed in 1701 during the reign of King William III, designed to ensure a Protestant succession to the throne by excluding the Roman Catholic descendants of James II in favour of the Protestant House of Hanover. Elizabeth II still reigns under this act.



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The succession is regulated by the Act of Settlement 1701, which limits it to the heirs of the Electress Sophia of Hanover, as determined by
CATHOLICS have long resented the [...] by The Daily Mail (London, England)
1714: Queen Anne, the last Stuart sovereign, died aged 49, to be succeeded by George I under the Act of Settlement of 1701.
Onthisday by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
I wish to draw her attention to the following points: The Queen is head of state and not a politician; she receives an annual allowance from Parliament in accordance with the Act of Settlement in exchange for income from the Crown Estate and the remaining expenditure is provided from Her Majesty's own resources.
God save the Queen; VOICE OF THE NORTH by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
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